Amazon.co.uk Review
Sneakster's
Pseudo Nouveau is the project of vocalist Sophie Hinkley and producer Mark Clifford--back in the early 90s, the brain behind pioneering, influential Warp act
Seefeel. Clifford's remix of "Otherness", a 97 release by
The Cocteau Twins caught the ear of Cocteau members Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie, who signed the nascent Sneakster to their blossoming, staunchly independent Bella Union imprint. Some jump away from the experimental loops that characterised Seefeel, Sneakster's debut album
Pseudo Nouveau fuses the disciplines of trip-hop, drum and bass and acid techno into a mostly slow, atmospheric collection of dark, modern torch songs. "Fireheart" sequences electronic harpsichord behind Hinkley's near-religious, choral vocals, extra effects--a drip-drop bassline, keening strings and a chill electronic wind--gently easing in to fill the space in the background. It's not all such a blissfully easy ride: "Trust & Brush", for instance, sounds like an old wind-organ being dissected. But the
Ruby-esque trip-hop crunch of "Splinters" and the stuttering ambient proto-jungle of "Stolen Letter" prove that Clifford's belief in the eclectic and experimental doesn't mutually exclude the need for memorable tunes. --
Louis Pattison
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